Conference Session

SPECIAL SESSION: Educational Methods and Tools to Encourage Conceptual Learning I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew W. Liberatore, Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering, Educational Research and Methods

Page 22.828.3 All alternative problems 2 70.0 n/aA private company, Sapling Learning, provided the online homework system employed in thiswork. While Sapling has been providing online homework for several years in areas likechemistry and biology, Fall 2009 was the first time chemical engineering content was available.The questions are organized by chapter and topic to follow the textbook (Felder in this case) andthe course syllabus. Sapling provided a Ph.D. chemical engineer as a “Technology T.A.” to setup the assignments and assist the instructor. In this case, the Technology T.A. kept theinstructor’s extra effort required to use the Sapling system to less than 1 hour per week. Thecontent is web

Conference Session

Poster Sessions for Unit Operations Lab Bazaar and Tenure-Track Faculty

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Jefferson Baird, University of Pittsburgh; Schohn L. Shannon, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

presentation on a section of the report for an individualgrade. Half of the students in a group made presentations on the first assigned experiment andthe remainder presented on the second experiment.The only lab lecture given by the instructor was a 2 hour introductory lecture during the firstweek of the semester. At this time the syllabus, lab reports, presentations and grading weredescribed in detail. Students were also given an overview of each of the 5 experiments.Assessment SurveyA 5-level Likert scale was used to assess the learning experiences of students nearing completionof their lab courses during the Fall Semester of 2010. This survey was similar to a Likert scalesurvey that had been conducted for several years for the senior-level

Conference Session

Focus on Capstone Experiences in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David L. Silverstein, University of Kentucky; Margot A. Vigeant, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

discussion and group problem solving.  Computer projectors are typically available, and many instructors project their solutions to problems and explore the models developed in class. PowerPoint is extensively used, as are online videos and images of real reactor systems. Some environments allow students to solve problems on computers alongside the instructor.  Some classes are taught in a studio environment to facilitate interaction amongst students.In addition to program determined outcomes, individual instructors tend to have areas ofemphasis corresponding to their individual perceptions of importance of class topics. Typicalindividual goals for this course include  Application of conservation laws

Conference Session

Poster Sessions for Unit Operations Lab Bazaar and Tenure-Track Faculty

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael E. Prudich, Ohio University; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University; Robert Y. Ofoli, Michigan State University; Robert B. Barat, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Norman W. Loney, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Ali Pilehvari, P.E., Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Michael J. Elsass, University of Dayton; Robert J. Wilkens, University of Dayton; Danilo Pozzo, University of Washington; Jim Pfaendtner, University of Washington; William B. Baratuci, University of Washington; Jim Henry, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga; Bridget R. Rogers, Vanderbilt University; John F. Sandell, Michigan Technological University; Adrienne R. Minerick, Michigan Technological University; Jason M. Keith, Michigan Technological University; Horacio Adrian Duarte, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; David W. Caspary, Michigan Technological University; Charles Nuttelman, University of Colorado, Boulder; Pablo LaValle, University of Michigan; Naoko Ellis, University of British Columbia; Sergio Mendez, California State University, Long Beach; Arne Biermans, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

. The mainpurpose of the lecture was to introduce key statistics concepts appropriate to the laboratoryexperiments. Initially, the coordination between lecture material and laboratory experiments wasweak due to the sequence by which student teams rotated through the experiments. Inevitably,some teams would conduct the experiments most suited for statistical applications before theappropriate material was covered in lecture. In addition, as is frequently the case in many typicalunit operations laboratories, obtaining a meaningful number of data points for statistical analysiswas and continues to be a problem. However, a few years of experience, input from students, andadjustment of the statistics topic sequence in the course syllabus has led to

Conference Session

ABET and Curriculum-Level Assessments

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karyn L. Biasca, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point; Steve Hill, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

the reports, saying that they containedproprietary information. At the time, faculty decided to share the rubric used to evaluate studentpapers with mill supervisors so that they would have a standard by which they could rate papers,as well as an evaluation form to provide feedback on student work in the mill.In 2010, we developed a new approach to assessing these internships. Taking advantage of thecapabilities of the online course management system Desire2Learn®, students now respond to 16questions about their internship work while they are in the mills. These responses help studentsto remember activities performed during the entire internship. When they return to campus,students provide two pieces of work to satisfy academic requirements